This is for the days when I forget where I've come and what progress I've made...

In August...

...I was too afraid talk on or to answer the phone.
...I couldn't take a step outside without having a panic attack.
...I hadn't left my house in over three months.
...I went for days without speaking a single word to anyone.
...I turned down a free vacation in fear of being seen and humiliated by others.
...I had lost contact with all of my friends.
...I missed my own high school graduation because I was too nervous to walk in front of people.
...I couldn't eat, write, draw, or do other simple tasks in the presence of others.
...I couldn't talk with anyone I didn't know.
...I was too afraid of embarrassment to apply for work or to fill out college applications.
...I simply couldn't live.

But today--today I called a stranger on the phone and scheduled a job interview!

I guess progress is real.